Day 46 of Croatia's innovative tourism project, to make the world's biggest welcome, began on the island of Hvar on May 26 2011 with a visit to a rock climbing facility. The purpose of the 62-day project is to focus on both the natural sweetness of Croatia and the diverse nature of its adventure tourism by following a winding, 2,500km route from north to south which spells the word "Welcome."
Rock climbing is an expanding activity on the island, according to Vese Huljic, who runs the island's most successful active tourism company, Hvar Adventure . According to Huljic, the sport is quite new to the island, with the 1st bolted rock climbing areas appearing in 2002.
The Welcome team made a trip to the southern resort of Sveta Nedjelja, where they spent a while at the rock climbing centre Cliffbase, owned and run by a Slovakian enthusiast, before continuing on their journey on the path to Sucuraj and move to the mainland.
A main part of the trip is to follow a route which spells the word Welcome so that it will ultimately be viewed from Google Earth, enabling Croatian tourism to claim the biggest welcome in the world. Implementing this in practical terms requires backtracking on occasion.
Heading north to Makarska to join up the "M" in welcome, the Welcome team then planned a 25km cycle to Blato and kayak from there to Loviste, but decided on the canoes sooner because of the business of the primary road.
With the grand Biokovo mountains as a backdrop, the team paddled past many empty beaches, shortly to be crowded in the approaching peak season, a reminder of the shortness of the Croatian season, regardless of usually fantastic weather in late May.
The final destination, thru the channel between Hvar and Peljesac, was the beautiful hamlet of Loviste on the western end of the Peljesac Promontory. Given its comparatively remote location (travellers arriving by automobile must drive the length of the cape), Loviste is less crowded than other places on the coast and offers good beaches and coves.
The Welcome team were greeted by enthusiastic local youngsters and Stjepan Rudan, President of the local council, and enjoyed a table of local figs and brandy.
The tour is lined up to continue by canoe to the island of Korcula, birthplace of Marco Polo, before finishing on June 3 with a kayak leg from the island of Mljet to Dubrovnik, writes tagza.com.
Makarska Riviera, is the micro-region in the Split-Dalmatia County. It stretches over 53 km shoreline in the northwest-southeast, north of Brela to Gradac in the south. Coast lies at the foot of a mountain slope, making it the most widely 3km. Covered with dense pine forests, which in numerous cases wrecked by fire, the last time in September 2008. Year.
Makarska, Baska Voda, Tucepi and Brela are known on the Makarska Riviera, famous for the kilometer long golden beaches, activities for the whole family, entertainment and water activities, great offers recreation for all ages and the best restaurants and taverns with the original Dalmatian food and drink, night life till early morning hours.
In Makarska in the summer there are Folk dances and folklore of the mandolin and guitar. Each other Fri. in the summer there is a fishing night with grilled fish, baking, wine and normal games like donkey races and fireworks, and in early Aug. there is historically held a summer carnival with participation of neighbors and visitors to the city.
If you are a lover of food and drink, there are countless restaurants and taverns offering local specializations .. If you'd like to return back in ancient times, the Stone Age, number of pebbly beach with a cocktail bar attracts youngsters for the party till dawn, and the young can have a great time in the caves above the sea in which there are well-known Deep Makarska bars and Grotta.
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